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12 square meters, assuming that it's all touching, eh?
Inscribed means it's touching.
You are correct, my friend.
ivandh wrote: 12 square meters, assuming that it's all touching, eh?
Very good! Our first winner. IVANDH!!
Since I’m bored and feel like doing this, I will now begin presenting you math geeks, nerds, or even failures with Math questions ranging in difficulty. They won’t require very advanced math (up to pre-calculus). They will however require skill with math or maybe just plain old patience. First person to post the correct solution wins! Here’s the first one:
Difficulty: 2 stars (out of 5)
A sphere is inscribed within a cube that has a surface area 24 square meters. A second cube is then inscribed within that sphere. What is the surface area of the second (inner) cube?